You Don't Have to Keep Your Old Cell Phone When You Upgrade

What do you do when your cell phone gets too old? You upgrade. While the cell phone upgrade process varies and is changing there is some good news here:

"It needs some work, but the Cell Phone Upgrade Specials web site is back up! There were some hosting issues and the phones had not been updated in a long time, but cellplanupgrade.com is the best regular site for finding the latest cell phone upgrade deals.

What makes CellPlanUpgrade different is they do not try to steer you to a specific carrier or smartphone manufacturer. Whether you use T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, or you like Samsung Galaxy Notes or the iPhone, you can find the latest deal for existing customers.

Phone carriers have changed a lot. Some no longer offer upgrades, and some have now made contracts and upgrade eligibility obsolete or optional. That said, whatever your situation you can find the best deal for the carrier you want. This will allow you to find a better deal than just going to the Verizon home page, for example."

via www.Cellphoneupgrade.info at  http://www.cellphoneupgrade.info/2015/08/cell-phone-upgrade-specials-back-up.html

Verizon Edge Now Lets You Keep Sell or Recycle Your Old Phone

Some pretty cool news from Daily Cell Phones:

There have been some changes to Verizon's Edge program. Basically, this is a program where Verizon customers can pay for their phone over time and have it added to their monthly bill. Can't afford to pay the full price for a fancy smartphone? OK, you can add to your monthly payment for the next 2 years. One of the catches was that customers had to turn in their phone when they upgraded. It was like renting a phone more than buying one. But the new changes in the upgrade process also bring about this:

"Under the old agreement, Verizon Edge customers also had to turn in their phone if they upgraded after paying 75% of it off; on the new Edge plan, customers can keep their old phone or they have the option to recycle it for an account credit or donate it"

So, this Verizon Edge change might have an effect on the used cell phone market, as consumers will be allowed to sell their phones privately now. 
Hat tip:  http://comparecellphoneplansinfo.blogspot.com/2015/06/verizon-edge-and-att-next-change.html